Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Huawei P40
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Huawei P40, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3800mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40
- Higher pixel density: 422ppi
- Lighter design: 175g vs 190g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 407 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 740 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8 % | 86.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 129.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 245 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 7 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) | 148.9 mm (5.86 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 71.1 mm (2.8 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP53 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
- Black - Silver |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| Max Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G76 MP16 |
| GPU Cores | 704 | 576 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS | 691.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1243 | 1105 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3430 | 3114 |
| CPU | 212654 | 223187 |
| GPU | 215469 | 212580 |
| Memory | 137373 | 140763 |
| UX | 147707 | 137809 |
| NanoReview Score | 713203 | 714339 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 44.1 °C |
| Stability | 60 % | 44 % |
| Graphics Test | 22 fps | 19 fps |
| Graphics Score | 3784 | 3276 |
| Writing score | 10576 | n/a |
| Web score | 9360 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6950 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9003 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11015 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 10.0 |
| OS Size | 24 GB | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.0 | EMUI 11 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 3800 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 225 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 45 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:35 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 07:55 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 12:38 h |
| Games | n/a | 04:47 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 87 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Sony IMX700 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 76 mm | 80 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-847 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 6464x4864 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32) |
| LTE category | 19 | 21 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2020 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2020 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | 680 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 15 W | n/a |
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